Twenty Five (album)

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Twenty Five
Twenty Five cover
Greatest hits by George Michael
Released Flag of World November 13, 2006
Flag of the United States April 1, 2008
Recorded 1984 - 2006
Genre Pop
Length 73:53 (CD 1)
73:25 (CD 2)
Label Sony Music
Producer George Michael
Professional reviews
George Michael chronology
Patience
(2004)		 Twenty Five
(2006)		 TBA
(2008)

Twenty Five or 25 is singer George Michael's 2006 greatest hits album, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of his music career. It was released on November 13, 2006 via SonyBMG. It debuted at #1 on the UK Album Chart and #23 on the Billboard 200, and it reached the top 20 on most other album charts.

The album contains songs chiefly from George Michael's solo career, but also from his earlier days with Wham!. The album comes in two formats: a 2-CD set and a limited edition 3-CD set. The 2-CD set contains 26 tracks, including 4 recorded with Wham! and three new songs: "An Easier Affair", "This Is Not Real Love" (a duet with British singer Mutya Buena) and a new version of "Heal The Pain", recorded with Paul McCartney. The limited edition 3-CD version contains an additional 14 lesser known tracks, including one with Wham! and another new song called "Understand."

The DVD version of "Twenty Five" contains 40 videos on two discs, including 7 with Wham!.

The 2-CD version was released in the United States on April 1, 2008, with two changes from the international version: "Feeling Good" replaced the Wham! track "Freedom," and "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (from "Songs from the Last Century") replaced "Round Here," a track from Patience that was not released as a single in the U.S.

A 3-CD limited deluxe version was released in the United States exclusively by Best Buy. The track listing for the third CD is the same as the international version, but unlike the 2-CD U.S. version, the deluxe version includes "Freedom" instead of "Feeling Good." The 3-CD version is packaged in a digipak. It includes a 36-page color booklet with lyrics for every track, along with screen shots from the videos for most of the tracks on the first two CDs. TwentyFive debuted at no.23 on the Billboard 200 chart, with sales of approx. 22.000 copies. Current sales stand at 56.000 copies sold

Contents

[edit] Track listing (international release)

[edit] Disc 1: For Living

  1. "Everything She Wants" - Wham! (6:33)
  2. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham! (3:52)
  3. "Freedom" - Wham! (5:20)
  4. "Faith" (3:15)
  5. "Too Funky" (3:46)
  6. "Fastlove" (5:28)
  7. "Freedom! '90" (6:30)
  8. "Spinning the Wheel" (6:09)
  9. "Outside" (4:44)
  10. "As" - featuring Mary J. Blige (4:43)
  11. "Freeek!" (4:32)
  12. "Shoot the Dog" (5:08)
  13. "Amazing" (4:25)
  14. "Flawless (Go to the City)" (4:50)
  15. "An Easier Affair" (4:38)

[edit] Disc 2: For Loving

  1. "Careless Whisper" - first solo single (5:04)
  2. "Last Christmas" - Wham! (4:27)
  3. "A Different Corner" - second solo single (4:03)
  4. "Father Figure" (5:40)
  5. "One More Try" (5:53)
  6. "Praying for Time" (4:41)
  7. "Heal the Pain" - featuring Paul McCartney (4:43)
  8. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" - featuring Elton John (5:48)
  9. "Jesus to a Child" (6:50)
  10. "Older" (5:34)
  11. "Round Here" (5:55)
  12. "You Have Been Loved" (5:28)
  13. "John and Elvis Are Dead" (4:23)
  14. "This Is Not Real Love" - featuring Mutya (4:56)

[edit] Disc 3: For The Loyal (Limited Edition Only)

  1. "Understand"
  2. "Precious Box"
  3. "Roxanne"
  4. "Fantasy"
  5. "Cars and Trains"
  6. "Patience"
  7. "You Know that I Want To"
  8. "My Mother Had a Brother"
  9. "If You Were There" - Wham!
  10. "Safe"
  11. "American Angel"
  12. "My Baby Just Cares for Me"
  13. "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (performed at Pavarotti & Friends)
  14. "Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)"
  15. "Through"

[edit] Digital Download Version (2 bonus tracks and 4 videos)

  1. "I'm Your Man" (with Wham!)- bonus track on Digital Version
  2. "Edith And Kingpin" - bonus track on Digital Version
  3. "I'm Your Man" (with Wham!) (Video)
  4. "John And Elvis Are Dead" (Video)
  5. "An Easier Affair" (Video)
  6. "Father Figure" (Video)


[edit] Track listing (North American release)

[edit] Disc 1: For Living

  1. "Everything She Wants" - Wham! (6:33)
  2. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham! (3:52)
  3. "Feeling Good" (2:52)
  4. "Faith" (3:15)
  5. "Too Funky" (3:46)
  6. "Fastlove" (5:28)
  7. "Freedom! '90" (6:30)
  8. "Spinning the Wheel" (6:09)
  9. "Outside" (4:44)
  10. "As" - featuring Mary J. Blige (4:43)
  11. "Freeek!" (4:32)
  12. "Shoot the Dog" (5:08)
  13. "Amazing" (4:25)
  14. "Flawless (Go to the City)" (4:50)
  15. "An Easier Affair" (4:38)

[edit] Disc 2: For Loving

  1. "Careless Whisper" - first solo single (5:04)
  2. "Last Christmas" - Wham! (4:27)
  3. "A Different Corner" - second solo single (4:03)
  4. "Father Figure" (5:40)
  5. "One More Try" (5:53)
  6. "Praying for Time" (4:41)
  7. "Heal the Pain" - featuring Paul McCartney (4:43)
  8. "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" - featuring Elton John (5:48)
  9. "Jesus to a Child" (6:50)
  10. "Older" (5:34)
  11. "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"
  12. "You Have Been Loved" (5:28)
  13. "John and Elvis Are Dead" (4:23)
  14. "This Is Not Real Love" - featuring Mutya (4:56)

[edit] Disc 3: For The Loyal (Best Buy Exclusive)

  1. "Understand" (5:56)
  2. "Precious Box" (7:38)
  3. "Roxanne" (4:11)
  4. "Fantasy" (5:03)
  5. "Cars and Trains" (5:51)
  6. "Patience" (2:53)
  7. "You Know that I Want To" (4:32)
  8. "My Mother Had a Brother" (6:20)
  9. "If You Were There" - Wham! (3:44)
  10. "Safe" (4:25)
  11. "American Angel" (4:09
  12. "My Baby Just Cares for Me" (1:43)
  13. "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (performed at Pavarotti & Friends) (4:27)
  14. "Please Send Me Someone (Anselmo's Song)" (5:26)
  15. "Through" (4:55)

[edit] Chart performance

Country Peak position
EUROPE #1
US #23
UK #1
AUSTRIA #19
BELGIUM #2
CZECH REP. #11
DENMARK #2
GREECE #1
IRELAND #9
ITALY #2
NORWAY #10
POLAND #7
SWITZERLAND #2
SWEDEN #3
SPAIN #10
COLOMBIA #161
ARGENTINA #5736
UK Albums Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
1
5
8
8
9
5
10
21
26
United World Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
Position
4
18
18
22
27
19
Total sales
178,000
331,000
469,000
611,000
785,000
1,041,000
1,149,000
1,202,000
1,250,000
1,295,000

[edit] See also

v • d • e
George Michael
Studio albums
Compilations & EP
Solo singles
Duet singles
Tours
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